KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Wise Dan | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A | $450,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Wiseman's Ferry - Lisa Danielle, Wolf Power (SAF)
Sire: Wiseman's Ferry , Chestnut, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 4 wins, $825,266. Lifetime: 82 yearlings sold, median $7,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wolf Power (SAF), Gray, 1978. In 2009: 1.30 AEI.
| 2 | Willcox Inn | Margin: 2¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $150,000 |
2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Harlan's Holiday - De Aar, Gone West
Sire: Harlan's Holiday , Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 9 wins, $3,632,664. Lifetime: 382 yearlings sold, median $56,500.
Broodmare Sire: Gone West, Bay, 1984.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2009 Select Yearling Sale, $50,000.
| 3 | Slip and Drive | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: C+ | $75,000 |
2008 | Bay Colt | Artie Schiller - The Green Owl, Carson City
Sire: Artie Schiller , Bay, 2001. Lifetime: 191 yearlings sold, median $19,000.
Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $57,000.
Others: Doubles Partner, $37,500; Data Link, $22,500; Dominus, $2,143; Corporate Jungle, $2,143; Swift Warrior, $2,143; Silver Max, $2,143; Skyring, $2,143; Worthadd (IRE), $2,143; Ol Army, $2,142.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wise Dan | Jose Lezcano | Charles Lopresti |
| 2 | Willcox Inn | James Graham | Michael Stidham |
| 3 | Slip and Drive | Alex Cintron | McLean Robertson |
| 4 | Doubles Partner | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 5 | Data Link | Alex O. Solis | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| 6 | Dominus | Julien R. Leparoux | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Corporate Jungle | Paco Lopez | Chad C. Brown |
| 8 | Swift Warrior | Jose L. Espinoza | John P. Terranova, II |
| 9 | Silver Max | Robby Albarado | Dale L. Romans |
| 10 | Skyring | Rajiv Maragh | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 11 | Worthadd (IRE) | Luis Contreras | Brian A. Lynch |
| 12 | Ol Army | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Chuck Peery |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wise Dan | Jose Lezcano | $3.20 | $2.40 | $2.40 | ||||||
| 4 | Willcox Inn | James Graham | $23.60 | $11.00 | |||||||
| 8 | Slip and Drive | Alex Cintron | $20.40 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (5-4) | $66.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (5-4-8) | $1,927.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (5-4-8-2) | $11,213.20 | ||||||||||
Defending Horse of the Year Wise Dan will likely target the Firecracker Handicap at Churchill, trainer Charlie LoPresti said May 23. His half brother, Successful Dan, is on track for the June 15 Stephen Foster there.
11 hours ago
Woodbine Entertainment Group May 23 announced its 2013 Thoroughbred stakes calendar. There will be 107 stakes more than $20.25 million.
15 hours ago
Calumet Farm's Skyring, winless in 11 starts since a victory at Pimlico Race Course last May, found the winner's circle again at the Maryland track in the Longines Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
5 days ago
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has three starters in the May 18 Preakness Stakes and five in races on the undercard, including Optimizer and Skyring as part of a 13-horse field for the Longines Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Trainer Graham Motion reported via Twitter that Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) winner Animal Kingdom completed a four-furlong gallop in :52 May 9 at Lambourn.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Images from Kentucky Derby Day 2013.
Horse of the Year Wise Dan ran his winning streak to six races and surpassed $4 million in career earnings handily in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) over yielding ground May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Saturday, May 04, 2013
At 3:20 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Churchill Downs officials announced Phipps Stable and Stronach Stable's Point of Entry had been scratched from the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (gr. IT).
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Wise Dan and Point of Entry face off May 4 at Churchill Downs in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT), the race immediately preceding the Kentucky Derby (gr. I).
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Jim Covello has enjoyed a good deal of success since getting into Thoroughbred ownership a decade ago, but he's hoping Falling Sky provides the icing on the cake in the May 4 Kentucky Derby.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Aidan O'Brien noted that Lines of Battle was sent to Dubai with the specific purpose of picking up Kentucky Derby-qualifying points offered in the race, and he earned 100 points, assuring him a spot in the starting gate.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Orb, winner of the Besilu Florida Derby (gr. I), heads the NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll that came out April 29 in advance of the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Monday, April 29, 2013
A face-off between 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan and multiple grade I-winning turf star Point of Entry is on for the Woodford Reserve (gr. IT) on Derby Day, trainer Charlie LoPresti confirmed April 29.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Morton Fink's Lisa Danielle, the dam of Horse of the Year Wise Dan, was honored April 25 as Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association at its annual awards luncheon.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Dam of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan in Lexington on April 24, 2013, with commentary by farm manager Barry Ezrine.
Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT)) on the Keeneland turf in his 2013 debut, breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59 3/5 over the main track April 24.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
An interview with new trainer Will VanMeter, Mike Smith's visit with Zenyatta, and a stop at Patchen Wilkes Farm to visit Lisa Danielle, dam of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan.
Successful Dan, coming back off a layoff of nearly 10 months, dictated an easy pace and held off the pursuing Boisterous in the final furlong to post a one-length victory in the Ben Ali Stakes (gr. III) April 21 at Keeneland.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Five days after reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan won the Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) in his 2013 debut, trainer Charlie LoPresti confirmed the June 15 Stephen Foster (gr. I) as his likely next target.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
View the races and sights from the Blue Grass Stakes weekend at Keeneland.
Blue Grass winner Java's War is the latest horse to go last to first during the Keeneland spring meet.
Morton Fink's 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan easily won the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) by a length over Data Link at Keeneland April 12, successfully making his 2013 debut while recording his sixth straight victory.
Friday, April 12, 2013
After a brief freshening at WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky., Louisiana Derby (gr. II) winner Revolutionary arrived at Churchill Downs on April 12.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Morton Fink's reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan makes his 2013 debut for trainer Charlie LoPresti in the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) at Keeneland April 12, with only four contenders willing to face him.
Thursday, April 11, 2013